Four Weeks for a Mug

20 Aug 2004

According to Spiegel Online, a US tourist spent 4 weeks in custody awaiting trial for stealing a beer mug (value 8) from the Hofbräuhaus in Munich. Since the student from New Mexico resisted pursuit, he was charged with robbery (usual sentence: 1 year). The judge disagreed, and sent the student home with a fine of 1260.